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French arrests over Ivorian waste | French arrests over Ivorian waste |
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Two senior French officials of the company whose toxic waste has been dumped in Ivory Coast have been charged with poisoning, an official says. | |
Dutch-based company Trafigura Beheer BV says it is "shocked" and says the two had gone to help those affected by the waste, which has left seven dead. | |
Trafigura has always maintained it paid Ivorian firms and officials to dispose of the waste safely. | Trafigura has always maintained it paid Ivorian firms and officials to dispose of the waste safely. |
The Ivorian government has resigned over the scandal. | The Ivorian government has resigned over the scandal. |
Several senior officials have also been suspended and eight Ivorians have been arrested. | Several senior officials have also been suspended and eight Ivorians have been arrested. |
Trafigura director Claude Dauphin, and its West Africa manager Jean-Pierre Valentini were charged with poisoning and breaking toxic waste laws, said justice ministry official Ali Yeo. | |
They were remanded in custody. | |
In pictures: Toxic waste Global path of pollution Eyewitness: Exposed Trafigura says the two men were initially questioned merely as witnesses, a claim a police superintendent refused to confirm. | In pictures: Toxic waste Global path of pollution Eyewitness: Exposed Trafigura says the two men were initially questioned merely as witnesses, a claim a police superintendent refused to confirm. |
They were prevented from leaving the country on Saturday, as they were about to board a plane for Europe. | |
He said that an official report had been sent to Ivory Coast's Criminal Investigation Department, and the matter was now in their hands. | He said that an official report had been sent to Ivory Coast's Criminal Investigation Department, and the matter was now in their hands. |
On Sunday the massive job of cleaning up the polluted sites around the main Ivory Coast city, Abidjan, began. | On Sunday the massive job of cleaning up the polluted sites around the main Ivory Coast city, Abidjan, began. |
It will take several weeks for the 400 metric tonnes of waste contained a mixture of gasoline, water and caustic washings to be removed from all the 11 areas. | It will take several weeks for the 400 metric tonnes of waste contained a mixture of gasoline, water and caustic washings to be removed from all the 11 areas. |
Ivorians are still heading to the hospitals in large numbers, complaining of headaches, diarrhoea and breathing problems. | Ivorians are still heading to the hospitals in large numbers, complaining of headaches, diarrhoea and breathing problems. |
The BBC's James Copnall in Abidjan says that until all the toxic waste has been neutralised, the city's residents will continue to be angry and scared. | The BBC's James Copnall in Abidjan says that until all the toxic waste has been neutralised, the city's residents will continue to be angry and scared. |
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